Pray Tell
by Lucile Scott
He’s an HIV-positive military vet who speaks openly about his relationships with men. And that’s precisely what makes Reverend Stacey Latimer ideally suited to help lead the black church’s growing fight against AIDS across America.

The South Shall Rise Again
by Jimmie Briggs
In the two years since POZ last charted AIDS in its new U.S. epicenter—the South—infection rates have continued to rise in the region. In 2005, the South accounted for 41 percent of people with HIV in the nation; today, it’s home to 45 percent of new AIDS cases. The regional epidemic is further complicated by the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina and an unnatural disaster: poor federal AIDS funding.

Coming Clean
by Kellee Terrell
Brenda Chambers and Leslie Williams share how they kicked their drug and alcohol habits while supporting their families and surviving HIV.

On Your Marks
by Tim Horn
Our goal is to stay healthy by outrunning HIV. But is it smarter to get a head start or come from behind?